In the wake of Reverend Jerry Falwell's death earlier this week, we've been lying awake at night, tossing and turning as we tried to make sense of it all. Thankfully for us, the calm and always prescient Christopher Hitchens puts Falwell's passing into proper perspective, with a thoughtful tribute the Moral Majority leader, neutrally entitled, "Faith-Based Fraud: Jerry Falwell's foul rantings prove you can get away with anything if you have 'Reverend' in front of your name."

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Jerry Falwell died today at the age of 73, devastating radical Christian fundamentalists worldwide and coming as a surprise coup to gay couples, liberal agnostics and giant, purple purse-wielding muppets.

Apparently Falwell, who started the Moral Majority in 1979 to police everyone and gain personal fame and recognition organize Christians to be "politically active," was found in his office without a pulse and pronounced dead early this afternoon.

Thankfully, Boston Herald has helped ease our pain by (conveniently!) piecing together a list of "Key Events in the Life of Rev. Jerry Falwell."

Highlights to follow.

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